Sonic the Hedgehog just celebrated his 20th birthday, and there's no argument that these past two decades have been chock-full of undying support from his devoted fans. In fact, the "blue blur" (note: no one has ever called him that) is such a massive Internet celebrity that it's possible to find a fan-created Sonic character with YOUR name by doing a simple search on deviantART. I've decided to do just this, all while expanding the scope of this little experiment to my co-workers -- who I will try to understand through the byproducts of mascot platforming.

Jobert the Hedgehog

Sadly, hedgehogs named Jobert are underrepresented on deviantART -- though the few lucky enough to join the exclusive social network Google Plus have brought back scouting reports of an actual circle of Joberts, which might have been mentioned somewhere in The Book of Revelation. I wasn't about to let this Jobert shortage stop the hog train, though; I simply cropped the head of a hedgehog named Joe, stuck it on the body of TV's Bert, and sat back in mild satisfaction. I have no idea if Muppets exist in Jobert's family tree, but I have seen him flail his arms wildly when excited. Make of that what you will.

Marty the Hedgehog

Marty is a big movie buff, so it only makes sense that his hedgehog counterpart bears a striking resemblance to Travis Bickle. And oddly enough, Marty has often asked "You talkin' to me?" but that's probably because I only communicate with him when my mouth is full of food. I have no idea where Marty lives, but this fanart-based personality test tells me it's probably a swirling void of poster paint where Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral plays on a constant loop.

Stay tuned for Part V, and the thrilling finale to A Week of Hedgehogs!